My presentation and slides originally planned for the DevLearn 2010 General Session. ” E-Learning Openness SCORM Social Learning #dl10 adl architecture democracy design design thinking devlearn 2010 education hash-tag learning lrnchat pull technology twitterconnect the use and the history of the hash-tag on Twitter to Design Thinking principles as expressions of liberty, freedom and joy (Democracy) that are paramount to successful “social learning.” MORE >>

Over the last two DevLearn conferences, the big buzz has been around Mobile Learning. Podcasting and Portable Media At DevLearn, I had the pleasure of meeting Inge De Waard , who has really pushed the envelope of elearning by taking mobile learning to South America. Game Based Learning I was greatly influenced by Byron Reeves' keynote at DevLearn 2010. Performance Support One of the highlights of DevLearn 2010's Demofest was Neil Lasher's Phone2Learn. At DevLearn, Judy Brown showcased a mobile learning primer from ADL , which is what you see on image above. MORE >>

With the spec effort kicking off in April 5, a community lit up quickly with real code to play with thanks to the huge kick-start from ADL and Rustici Software (working through a BAA program from ADL). Related Posts: Reflecting on 2011 – Making Awesome Happen Writing Speaking R.I.P.: The One API Wrapper #DevLearn Bound. Nine years ago on Wednesday, I received a phone call that changed my life. was laid off two months after my eLearning startup folded in 2003, mostly because our clients went to SCORM LMSs and we couldn’t figure out how to adopt. learned a lot. MORE >>

I’ve had a remarkable couple of weeks starting with DevLearn 2011. The response from hundreds of attendees at DevLearn to the causes I’ve championed, namely the revolution needed in learning technologies, has been humbling and validating as it became clear that not only do so many get what I’ve been talking about with things like Activity Streams, but that the organization I’ve come to represent is truly on the path to meeting the needs of the broader community. I’ve had the opportunity to dwell at length with my heroes in the eLearning community. MORE >>

This eventually fed into work done by Rustici Software in conjunction with ADL, now known to the world as Project Tin Can  (@projecttincan). This was the work of many smart people inside and outside of ADL, sharing their best ideas because we believe there’s a different (arguably better) way to approach learning, mediated by technology. This is what I came back to ADL to help do… and, because you all stepped up and demanded it, it’s happening. year ago, I wrote about how I took command of my career. year ago, we made the case to explore it. love what I work on. MORE >>